Dark Sky Discovery Trail with Astronomy Support
Monday 21st October 2024 from 17:45pm to 18:30pm
Exmoor Dark Sky Discovery Trail
Wellshead Lane, Exford, Somerset, TA24
Semi-guided walk with Astronomy Support. Explore and enjoy this amazing dark skies walk. National Park staff will be on hand as you negotiate the flat two-mile walk with 360° views of the night sky. Whatever the weather, you’ll feel the excitement of being surrounded by darkness and the sounds of nature. If skies are clear, our astronomers will help you identify planets, constellations and give an overview of our place in the universe.
This event takes place as part of the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2024, running from the 18th of October to the 3rd November.
Event organiser
Exmoor National Park is organising this event
Please contact Exmoor National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Mon 21st Oct
Local light pollution
Exmoor Dark Sky Discovery Trail is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Exmoor Dark Sky Discovery Trail. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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